Before the widespread closures of roller rinks, roller-skating used to be a popular pastime activity in the U.S. From the “Golden Age” of roller-skating between the 1930s and 1950s to the “Roller ...

Hersheypark has 15 roller coasters. That's the most in the Northeast. If you've tried them all, you've experienced nearly 39,000 feet of track and more than 25 minutes of coaster-riding fun.

With parks around the nation opening their gates for the season, USA Today's 10Best released their "10 Best Roller Coasters Across the U.S." list late last month, and it starts with an inclusion ...

Knoebels was No. 2 on the list, while Hershey Park was No. 8. Winners for each 10BEST category were chosen by readers after a "panel of experts" nominated their top picks, USA Today said.

Gwazi, built in 1999 as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's premiere wooden roller coaster, transformed into the Iron Gwazi in 2022—and now it's one of the best hybrid coasters on the globe. You'll hit a ...

Entertainment All 13 Six Flags Great Adventure roller coasters, ranked for 2025, including The Flash Published: Apr. 16, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

9 Evergreen Lake in Colorado: 8.5 acre stretch of ice with 11 hockey rinks and public skating area. 10 Bondi Winter Festival Ice Rink in Sydney: only open in June and July on Bondi Beach.

Roller rinks first opened on Long Island during the worldwide skating craze of the 1880s, both in converted music halls, as in Riverhead, and dedicated structures, as in Babylon.

After Incredi-Roll in West Allis announced its closure June 12, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel asked readers to share their memories of both Incredi-Roll and other roller rinks.

Kennywood among best theme parks in U.S. Kennywood took home the No. 5 spot on USA Today's 10Best list of theme parks in the country. "If you love a theme park with oodles of history and a ...